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The weekend's action at Anfield showed us that 25 years on the tragedy of Hillsborough continues to resonate to this very day.

On the anniversary of the deaths of the 96, we were joined by ex-Liverpool and Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton and football writer James Lawton of the Independent who were both at Hillsborough stadium that day as tragedy unfolded.

Houghton, who had been playing in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest, can vividly remember his feelings of anger as he watched Match of the Day that night.

"I can remember feeling very angry watching it when you could see the scenes. And the other thing I was angry at was the fencing that was up. I understand that around that time there was a lot of hooliganism but my wife was there, my brother was there and I can assure they weren't there for any trouble," said Houghton.

James Lawton could sense that so many lives were in danger given the crush at the Leppings Gate End. 

"I tried to enter the normal, easiest, quickest route to the press box which was at the Leppings End. I didn't take it in immediately but as soon as I got off the street and into the Leppings Lane, it was just appalling. The chaos...I realized that there was no earthly prospect of getting into the ground from that position," said Lawton, who added that it was plain to see that those tasked with dealing with safety were not coming to terms with the situation.

Lawton feels that "a fatal situation became inevitable".

Graffiti on a wall at Anfield following the Hillsborough disaster, at the FA cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

He remembers walking onto the pitch and witnessed the tragic scenes unfolding which he describes as "eerie".

Meanwhile, Houghton remembered the words of one fan in particular who ran onto the field.

"He said 'there's people dying in there' and he was pointing to the Leppings Gate End and my only thought was that some of the opposition half had got in there and there was trouble. I didn't think of anything else and I hoped everyone was okay," said Houghton, before touching on the moments when referee Ray Lewis led them off the pitch and the moment when the players realized a tragedy had occurred.

Houghton believes that the fans who tried to help others on the pitch that day have never been properly recognized by any government, describing that as "disgraceful", using the story of a courageous fireman to illustrate his point.

Lawton also feels those who have fought for justice deserve real recognition for their tireless fight.